Drimys winteri

Drimys winteri, the winter's bark or canelo, is a slender tree in the family Winteraceae, growing up to 20 m tall. It is native to the Magellanic and Valdivian temperate rain forests of Chile and Argentina, where it is a dominant tree in the coastal evergreen forests. It is found below 1,200 m between latitude 32° south and Cape Horn at latitude 56°. In its southernmost natural range it can tolerate temperatures down to −20 °C. The plant is renowned for its ecological plasticity being able to grow in different sites from "extreme arid zones to wetlands along Chile". The tree does also grow in places with various types and degrees of competition from other plants.The leaves are lanceolate, glossy green above, whitish below and can measure up to 20 cm. The flowers are white with a yellow center, and consist of a great number of petals and stamens. The fruit is a bluish berry.